Special envoy to Brest
A beautiful veiled sky with orange hues and even a few rays of sunlight to briefly illuminate the sublime Pointe Saint-Mathieu.
At the foot of the emblematic lighthouse, clusters of spectators braving the cold and the biting Breton breeze to be the first to see the giant of the seas and its skipper arrive.
At the same time, on the Quai Malbert which is patiently waiting for the winner, people are rushing to get the best places.
Drowned by rain for several days, Brest therefore reserved the warmest welcome this Tuesday for Charles Caudrelier who crossed the finish line at precisely 8:37 a.m.
The skipper of the Maxi
Edmond de Rothschild
took 50 days, 19 hours, 7 minutes and 42 seconds to win the first edition of the Arkéa Ultim Challenge, the solo round-the-world trip in a giant trimaran.
Forever the first.
A return blessed by the gods in the city of Finistère which he left on January 7 after having covered 28,939 miles (46,572 km) on the oceans sometimes...
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